Text span. - An engl. publication was announced with ISBN 978-84-7506-898-5. - The book’s title translates as „Gardens of sand“. Quite a number a photographs are by less known photographers, e.g. Abd El-Gaffar (of Mecca, 1889) and Muhammad Safiq (Sulayman Al-Hakim; first photo of Medina, 1880's).